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This has been verified by the FBI (their link is also> included below). Please pass this on to everyone in your> e-mail address book. It is spreading fast so be prepared> should you get this call. Most of us take those summonses> for jury duty seriously, but enough people skip out on their> civic duty, that a new and ominous kind of fraud has> surfaced. > > The caller claims to be a jury coordinator. If you protest> that you never received a summons for jury duty, the scammer> asks you for your Social Security Number and date of birth> so he or she can verify the information and cancel the> arrest warrant. Give out any of this information and> bingo---your identity was just stolen. > > The fraud has been reported so far in 11 states, including> Oklahoma , Illinois , and Colorado . This (swindle) is> particularly insidious because they use intimidation over> the phone to try to bully people into giving information by> pretending they are with the court system. The FBI and the> federal court system have issued nationwide alerts on their> web sites, warning consumers about the fraud. > > Check it out here:> http://www.fbi.gov/page2/june06/jury_scams060206.htm> > And here: http://www.snopes.com/crime/fraud/juryduty.asp